~Shattering Love~ (D I S C O N T I U E D)

Chapter two: Unknown Memories

"What is this feeling?" I stated as I look into my soul that floats on my hand. "It's called.." She paused for a moment and held my open hand "Love, you Numbskull."

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"River! slow down, we've been walking for hours I think it's time to take a rest and make a camp now!" "NO RUBY! I AM NOT RESTING UNTIL I GET THAT PHOTO BACK WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT." River hasn't rested once ever since that bastard robbed our family photos. I grabbed his wrist and as I do so River looks back at me and angry, I took a step back for a second but put up my courage and yelled back at him like a mother "LISTEN RIVER, WE HAVE BEEN WALKING FOR HOURS! YOU LITERALLY LOOK A FUCKING ZOMBIE AT THIS POINT." River chuckled at the zombie part but sighed and looked back at me calmer. I smiled and let go of his wrist "I-" he sighs again but with sadness "Fine. but just for tonight." River walks away to gather some wood to start a fire. I put down some blanket I brought just in case of this happening. Once I have placed them down I looked up in the sky and never noticed how beautiful the night sky is until now. River comes back with some wood and starts the fire, after a while of warming his skeleton hands he lays down right next to me and watches the sky with me "You know...I don't recall any memories but I do recall always looking up the sky with a pet I think. I used to tell them everything, sometimes even cry" he chuckled at the memory "if I'm being honest over the years we have known each other I only know one thing about you and that is you always being a bitch around me" I playfully punched his arm as I laugh a little. I took a deep breath and said "I'll tell you one memory then since it's only fair since you told me one of yours" I looked back at him for a moment "I recall that when it was a stormy night I always screamed for my parents.

They always come running in and always telling me the same thing." River turns towards me "and that is?" I slowly looked at him with soft eyes "Don't stop being brave." River was a bit confused "Wha-" I interrupted him before he could ask me what they meant by that. "They always told me to be brave because you never know when you have to be brave to save people or to save yourself from a situation. I promised myself that I will be brave." I looked back at the sky but with more sadness in my eyes "But I couldn't keep my word on that in the end. I broke that promise by freezing in fear when I watch my parents protecting me from getting..." River still looks at me while I stay quiet but then I coughed a bit and stood up again "um..anyways I think it's time we get some rest now." River nodded but still wanting to know what happened. I laid down once again but before I could rest my eyes River asked one more thing "protected you from what?" I stayed silent for a minute and with sadness in my voice I said

"from getting shot." I then close my eyes only hearing the quiet and the breeze on my face. River still not being able to sleep looks at Ruby's sleeping body but with discomfort as if they are scared. River hesitating hold Ruby into a hug and as he does so, Ruby jumps a bit in her sleep but soon after buries her face into his chest and he then felt something in his heart that he was not familiar with. It felt odd and scary but also comforting but what exactly is it? He tries to figure out the word for it but can't figure out the word for it, as he does so he felt you mumbling something but he can't hear what exactly you are saying until he leans closer "I like...that ass you bitch.." He leans back and stays quiet for a minute and lays back down to your side and tries to go to bed after what he just heard. Soon enough daytime has arrived and I was the first to wake up, as I look around I find River is still sleeping and snoring. 'Sounds like this sleep is the best one he has ever had.' I chuckled softly hoping to sound of laughter wasn't that loud to wake him. after cleaning out the fire and taking my blanket and putting it back on my bag, I waited for River to wake up next and after an hour or two, River finally wakes up and he looks refreshed by the looks of it. River yawns a little and looks back at me for a minute and is back to his old self in no time "Morning, good looking" I rolled my eyes and threw him food I was carrying around in my bag.

After we have finished eating, we started to keep walking to find that baster, and yet no luck, River sighs and puts his hands on his hips, and looks down. I put my hand on his shoulder reassuring him that we will find those photos soon enough. He then looked at me with a soft look and he was...blushing? That's new. I shook it off "let's head back, we've walked for a long time and spent a night out here. I think it's best we should go home." I then started to walk but River grabbed my hand, I look back with a confused look on my face "Close your eyes" "what?" River smirked "Just do it sweet pea." I groaned at that nickname and did what he told me. I felt a small hint of dizziness but then the next it was gone and the air felt warm and felt like the treehouse again. "ok, open your eyes." I opened them and I immediately became furious "YOU MEAN TO TELL YOU COULD HAVE TELEPORTED-" "No no no! no need to yell at me! to be fair I didn't know where we were...go..ing-" he then realized he fucked up more which made me even furious that I dragged him down the treehouse "You're staying here for a while. In the meanwhile why don't you keep an eye out for fairies." I then stomp away back up the treehouse and spent my day trying to find out where that person went with our family photos and why they only took that.

Hours passed and I look out my window and see River looking like a baby and crossing his arms staring at my window. I rolled my eyes and continued to read, a couple of minutes have passed and I heard a small creak I groaned and went out of my room ready to yell at River to get back down but once I went out of my room there was no one there. I sighed "must have been just my head then." I turned back and I was immediately knocked out with a hammer.

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As I slowly awaken I held my head up as I felt immediate pain running through it. I look around and I try to focus my vision and as I do so, I see someone coming closer to me. I waited a bit until I can clearly see them. "You must be Ruby Flame." I became confused by the person in front of me that I couldn't really see well since they were wearing a black cloak. "Where are my manners" they chuckled, they then reached out their arm for me to shake it. I hesitated for a moment and I reach for their arm but as I do so I was immediately shocked. I laid back down the floor from how hurtful that felt. The strange laughed and got back up. As I slowly lose my vision once again they said something I couldn't quite understand "Le nom est Jack." he then removed his cloak and what I saw shocked me. I saw a tall man that looked so similar to what my dad looked like. "w-who are...." I then blacked out but before I completely lost consciousness I heard something clear as crystal that I can actually understand.

"I'm your eldest brother Little Flame."